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Written in Stone: Climbing History — 96 episodes

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The History of Fontainebleau Bouldering Circuits

2

The First V6 (7A) Boulder | Robert Paragot and The Joker

3

World's First 6A (V3) Boulder and The Convicts of Cuvier

4

Pierre Allain: The First Superstar of Modern Bouldering

5

Fontainebleau and the Birth of Bouldering as We Know It

6

Was Oscar Eckenstein Really the First Boulderer? Featuring Efix Roy

7

The First Boulderer and His Occultist Protégé: Oscar Eckenstein and Aleister Crowley

8

Season 3 | The History of Modern Bouldering

9

Michael Kennedy on Access to Climbing Culture and the Photo of Edlinger That Defined the 80s

10

BONUS: When Lynn Hill Proved That Women Can Beat Men In Competition

11

The Thumbs Up: Sharing Lanes And Circling Back in 1980s Climbing.

12

Jordan Cannon on The Free Salathe, How to Climb Pitch 19, and Why Style Matters

13

Mark Hudon on Free As Can Be on the Salathé Wall, Skinner and Piana's Ascent, and Experience Vs. Trophies

14

Steve Bechtel on Skinner, Piana, Friendship, and Community

15

Paul Piana and Todd Skinner Free the Finest Rock Climb On Earth (Part 2)

16

Paul Piana and Todd Skinner Partner Up and Push the Boundaries (Part 1)

17

Rob LeBreton on Snowbird and Australian Sport Climbing in the 1980s

18

Alan Watts on Setting for Snowbird, the Drama that Unfolded, and the Comp's Importance to American Indoor Climbing

19

Showdown(s) At Snowbird | Edlinger vs. Tribout and Destivelle vs. Hill

20

Ted Kingsnorth on the Influence of Jerry Moffatt and Chasing History

21

Jerry Moffatt Climbs Everything, Everywhere

22

Mark Anderson on Wolfgang Güllich, The Campus Board, and Climbing on Your Heroes' Routes

23

Wolfgang Güllich is a Wolf on Wallstreet

24

Back To The Regular Season Plus An Announcement

25

Rosie Andrews on No Spare Rib and Women in Climbing From the '80s to Today

26

Louise Shepherd on Her Female Climbing Role Models and Connecting with Other Women in the '80s

27

Alison Osius on The Women of Climbing and Media in the '80s

28

Lynn Hill on the Women of the '80s, Who Inspired Her, and Who Is Inspiring Her Now

29

Amy Skinner on Las Vegas Climbing in the '80s and the Importance of Great Female Partners

30

Women Climbers of the '80s Part 3: Unique Strengths

31

Women Climbers of the '80s Part 2: Power In Numbers

32

Women Climbers of the '80s Part 1: It Wasn't Because They Weren't There

33

We're Giving Away 3 Rab Hoodies!

34

History Misses Things

35

Jeff Smoot on John Bachar, Peter Croft, and the Shift in Climbing in the '80s

36

Alex Honnold on Peter Croft, John Bachar, Free-Soloing, and Climbing Big Yosemite Linkups

37

John Bachar Chooses Peter Croft For a New Game

38

Andrea Hah on Punks in the Gym, Arapiles, and Confidence

39

Jesse Guthrie on Wolfgang Güllich, Kurt Albert, and Climbing in the '80s

40

Hannes Huch on Community in the Frankenjura, Wolfgang Güllich, and Kurt Albert

41

Ben Cossey on Wolfgang Güllich, Punks in the Gym, and Lightweight Baby

42

Wolfgang Güllich is a Punk in the Gym

43

History Takes Time

44

Andy Salo and Whitney Boland on Lynn Hill and a Love of Gunks Climbing

45

Russ Clune on Lynn Hill, Gunks Climbing, and Vandals

46

Lynn Hill Vandalizes Perception

47

Niall Grimes on Moffatt, Revelations, and What Jerry Means to Climbing

48

Jerry Moffatt is the Best Climber in the World

49

Bill Ramsey on Alan Watts and Climbing at Smith Rock in the '80s

50

Alan Watts Sets Off a Chain Reaction

51

David Chambre on Edlinger, Tribout, and French Sport Climbing History

52

Jibé Tribout and Arnould T'Kint on Patrick Edlinger and Climbing in the '80s

53

Patrick Edlinger is a Rock Star

54

Kurt Albert and the Birth of Sport Climbing

55

Season 2: The 1980s

56

BONUS | Remus Knowles on the Climbers and Ascents We Missed in Season 1

57

BONUS | Matt Samet on Climbing Mags from the '90s to Now

58

Climbing in the '90s: Cultural Shifts and Lessons Learned from Season One

59

Eva Lopez on Women in Sports, Rivalries, and What Josune Means to Climbing History

60

Josune Bereziartu Goes Honky Tonkin'

61

Chris Schulte on the Magic of Fontainebleau, Climbing Lifelist Boulders, and Catherine Miquel

62

Catherine Miquel Wins the Duel

63

Josie McKee on Curiosity and the Mindset of Climbing Freerider

64

Chris Kalous on Freerider, Big Wall Climbing Rules, and How the Hubers Shifted History

65

Alex Huber Rides Free

66

How to Climb Cowboy Direct: Jordan Cannon on The Struggle Climbing Show

67

Mike Lilygren on Todd Skinner, Leadership, and Climbing Trango Tower

68

Jordan Cannon on Cowboy Direct, Climbing History, and the Importance of Storytelling

69

Todd Skinner and Team Cowboy Up

70

Jonathan Siegrist on the Difficulty of Grading and Climbing for the Challenge

71

Seb Bouin on Akira, Grading DNA, and French Climbing History

72

Fred Rouhling, Akira, and the Biggest Climbing Controversy of the 1990s

73

BONUS: Nina Caprez on Attempting to Climb The Nose with Lynn Hill

74

Lauren DeLaunay Miller on Lynn Hill and The History of Women Climbing in Yosemite

75

Chelsea Griffie on Leading the Way and Being the First Black Woman to Climb El Cap

76

Bobbi Bensman on Lynn Hill and 1990s Competition Climbing

77

Lynn Hill Proves It Goes

78

BONUS: The French vs. The British | A Battle of Route Names

79

Alan Watts on Jibé Tribout, Just Do It, and Climbing at Smith in the '90s

80

Adam Ondra on Just Do It and the Importance of Climbing History

81

Jibé Tribout Just Does It

82

Bonus: Mike Call on Filming and Shaping '90s Era Climbing

83

Dorothea Karalus on Fred Nicole and Climbing La Danse des Balrogs

84

Björn Pohl on Fred Nicole and What Makes a Climbing Legend

85

Will Anglin on Fred Nicole and New Ways of Seeing Climbing

86

Fred Nicole Dances with the Demons

87

BONUS: Hubble vs. Action Directe | The World’s First 9a (14d) featuring Alex Megos and Buster Martin

88

Alex Megos on Wolfgang Güllich and Climbing Action Directe

89

Ben Cossey on Wolfgang Güllich and What it Takes to Climb Action Directe

90

Wolfgang Güllich Takes Direct Action

91

Steve McClure on Ben Moon and Climbing Hubble

92

Buster Martin on Ben Moon and Hubble

93

Ben Moon Launches Into Orbit

94

Katie Brown on Climbing with Lynn Hill and Her Other-Worldliness

95

Lynn Hill Reaches Critical Mass

96

Written in Stone S1: The 1990s